Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)

Kelp is a type of seaweed known to botanists as the long-frond brown algae, which can grow to up to 60 metres.

What is Kelp

Giant Kelp forests stretch deep into the cold, nutrient-rich waters of the Pacific Ocean. This plant used to play an important role in the culture of fishing communities where it was used for fuel and food.

Kelp is rich in iodine, an important component of thyroid
hormones, which plays a major role in regulating the
body’s metabolism. Increasing the iodine available to the
body will increase the level of activity in the thyroid gland,
thus raising the body’s general metabolism.

Fatigue and “Spring Fever” can be eliminated with the
help of kelp. Since kelp is a seaweed, some may wonder
what this plant, from the cool ocean, has to do with the
feeling of laziness or listlessness experienced by many
people at the onset of spring.

Well, this ocean plant can
help to replenish the body’s deficiency of minerals and
vitamins which causes this unwelcome and bothersome
feeling.

Because it is rich in minerals, it can also be used
to help reduce obesity and treat thyroid problems.
It is recommended for slow metabolism, spring fatigue, to
help support the proper functioning of the thyroid gland
and to prevent iodine deficiency.

Kelp also contains substances known as alginates, which
have the unique property of being able to absorb onto
the surfaces of heavy metals, radioactive substances
and molecules such as cholesterol; preventing their
assimilation into the body.